list_photos
List photos in an album with metadata. Use list_albums to find album names first.
This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-heznpc-iconnect/list-photos.md
What list_photos does on Iconnect
AI agents call list_photos to retrieve information from Iconnect without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why list_photos is rated Low
This tool retrieves and queries photo metadata from albums without modifying, deleting, or executing external operations. The description explicitly states 'List' which is a read operation. No financial impact, destructive capability, or code execution involved. Severity is low because photo metadata listing has minimal security impact even if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_photos' and description 'List photos in an album with metadata' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects.
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The rule that runs list_photos safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Iconnect, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For list_photos, this is the rule to start with:
list_photos is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Iconnect, apply this rule, and every list_photos call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about list_photos
List photos in an album with metadata. Use list_albums to find album names first. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Iconnect MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Iconnect MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_photos: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Iconnect. Nothing to install.
list_photos is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the list_photos rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for list_photos. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
list_photos is provided by the Iconnect MCP server (iconnect-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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